It's pretty lib. Or rather, it became pretty lib by the end. There's a big difference between how Steven behaves when Jasper first shows up, and confrontations later in the series. Bismuth did nothing wrong.

It was also paced horrendously, but the episodes were short enough that I only noticed it in hindsight. There may have been studio shit going behind the scenes with that idk.

All that said, there's still a lot to love, especially in the soundtrack.